John Armstrong "Army" Howard (October 6, 1888 – January 9, 1937) was a Canadian track and field athlete. He was the first black Olympic athlete from Canada, competing in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Details of Howard's early life are sparse: he may have been born in Winnipeg or in Minnesota. In addition to his domination of Canadian sprinting, he also played baseball as a catcher on the Crescent Creamery Baseball Club in Winnipeg. He is the grandfather of Olympic sprinters Harry Jerome and Valerie Jerome.